Monday, August 10, 2015

I'm ONE month!


Our little man was 1 month old last week! Jeremy's parents were visiting so I didn't have time to take pictures or do a post until this weekend. I can already see the changes in him. His tiny little self has started to fill out a little bit. He was so tiny and frail when we came home from the hospital but he is such a big boy now. His hair is growing and he lost his umbilical cord. He still loves to take baths and still hates to have a dirty diaper. He already has himself on a nice little schedule and knows his nights from his days, which mommy appreciates because he sleeps in longer chunks during the night! He stays awake for a while after his daytime feedings and loves to play on his activity mat. He is super strong at holding his head up during tummy time - so much so that mommy tells him to put it back down because he is supposed to be a baby! He is finding his voice and learning how to smile. He loves to suck on his hands and I know it's only a matter of time before he finds either his thumb or one of his fingers to soothe himself!

(this was from when my mom was still here - look how little!) 

I'm nowhere near as good as my sister or sister-in-law, but I had to snap a few pictures of him in his one month tie : ) 

Some blurry smiles : ) 

A little size comparison...

 Our little boy certainly is still little, but he sure doesn't act little with all that he is doing! Being his mommy and daddy is so much better than we could have ever imagined! We love him to pieces! 

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Transitioning...


This week is going to be a week full of firsts and transitions.
Jeremy heads back to work tomorrow. We are both dreading this more than we ever have before. Why do we have to work anyways? Let's just stay home and live off the land and live in a tent! LOL Seth and I are certainly going to miss him during the day. I wish we could have Skype rolling the whole time! 
I am also going to start watching a little girl at our place. I can't remember if I blogged about this before but Jeremy and I decided a few months before Seth was born that I wouldn't be returning to the girls I was watching at the time. Some circumstances were changing on their end and we just decided it would be best for Seth and I if I stayed home. Luckily, I was able to find a family who was looking for someone to start watching their child in August. Her mom is finishing her last semester to become a teacher so Jeremy and I will have the same schedule, which is the most exciting thing of all I think. Hello family summer vacations! The little girl has never been away from her mom before, so we are going to slowly transition her this week and then start full time the following week once school officially starts. I am praying everything will go smoothly for her and I.

Stay tuned this week for Seth's one month update and a little bit of what we've been up to!

Friday, July 31, 2015

Newborn Photo Shoot

I am incredibly blessed to have both a sister and sister-in-law with amazing photography skills! We had a newborn session scheduled but it ended up falling through so I started to research photographers in the area and I couldn't believe the prices. I definitely wanted to have some precious pictures of our little guy other than just the candid ones we would take every day, but there was no way I could justify the prices. Then I got the bright idea that my sister was on her way to SC and as long as Seth cooperated, she and I could totally pull of a cute photo shoot with him. So, when he was just 5 days old, that's just what we did! Prepare yourself for cuteness overload! 

Look how little he is! 

Already cuddling with his puppy...

My Aunt made him this beautiful blanket and I just happened to have the perfect size basket hanging out in my closet! 

Thank you Aunt Lana for the perfect sign! 

While we were at the hospital a volunteer came around and gave us this little hat that she made! Too sweet! 

 Curled up with Aunt Amanda's blankey...

"No more pictures mama!"

And my blankey that matches my Dada's...

Teaching him young! 

Our happy little family <3 

"Let me back in Mama!"

How is it possible that our baby boy will be ONE MONTH next week!?!?